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Borage oil or GLA alternatives?
Fri, 03/08/2013 - 04:45Topic: Complementary Therapies
Asside from TLE I also have Sjogren's Syndrome which is a autoimmune disease of the glands. It bassically means that I am chronic dry.
I always take fish oil without problems, but the last two months I took one that also contained GLA in the form of Borage oil. I had a couple of small seizures, and I think the borage oil contributed to that. I had no idea it could lower the seizure threshold, but I have learned my lesson now.
The thing is it did help a LOT with my Sjogren's (which in my daily life is a far bigger problem than my epilepsy). Ofcourse I wold never take anything that I know causes seizures, but I was hoping that maybe someone had any experience with a GLA-alternative that is safe for epilepsy?
Comments
Re: Borage oil or GLA alternatives?
Submitted by Marvingirl on Sat, 2013-03-09 - 16:22
Omega 3 and regular fish oil should be safe and helpfull.
Re: Borage oil or GLA alternatives?
Submitted by tcameron on Sat, 2013-03-09 - 19:22
Thank you!!
Re: Borage oil or GLA alternatives?
Submitted by tcameron on Sat, 2013-03-09 - 14:16
Borage oil, GLA, and fish oil suppliments on Wikipedia. Can't find it. Need more information. Still, I'm stopping my fish oil suppliment to find out if it makes a difference in my seizures.